Equator from the Air: South East Asia
4:55 pm - 5:55 pm, Sunday, February 8 on RTE2 (55)
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South East Asia
Season 1, Episode 4
Gordon Buchanan completes his equatorial journey in Southeast Asia. He reveals evidence that Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, is sinking, and discovers how drones are helping to manage a dangerous conflict between elephants and farmers in Sumatra. In areas of Borneo afflicted by deforestation, he searches for orangutans at night, and helps the veterinarian team health-check orphaned apes at the rehabilitation centre in Sepilok, Malaysia. Finally, he finds out how aerial tech offers hope for endangered Siamese crocodiles
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Cast & Crew
Gordon Buchanan
(Presenter)
Ruth Shurman
(Executive producer)
Richard Bond
(Executive producer)
Anne Sommerfield
(Director)
Anna Williamson
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Gordon Buchanan
(Presenter)
Ruth Shurman
(Executive producer)
Richard Bond
(Executive producer)
Anne Sommerfield
(Director)
Anna Williamson
(Producer)
Best Known For:
Being a TV presenter.
Early-life:
Anna was born in 1981 and she landed her first break when she was 15 when a chance meeting with a record producer led to her joining girl-group Blush. She was a singer with the group for a year and a half. Her music career ended when she was offered an opportunity to become a children's TV presenter.
Career:
Williamson went on to present a number of shows on the Disney Channel, Channel 5, CITV and Nickelodeon. More recently, she has been an entertainment correspondent on Daybreak and an agony aunt on This Morning. In January 2014, she was a contestant on ITV reality show Splash!
Quote:
'There's nothing worse than having a camera pointed at you when you've just had a massive meal.'
Trivia:
Williamson has appeared in a number of pantomimes. She is a qualified ChildLine counsellor.
